Celebrating Reformation

Lutherans unite, host Oktoberfest celebration

7:30 PM,
Oct. 25, 2013

Trinity Lutheran Church Pastor John Manweiler talks Wednesday about the history behind the Protestant Reformation and the theology of Martin Luther as he stands in the sanctuary of the St. George church. Top photo: A paper addressed to Limburg's bishop and referring to the 95 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences of German Theologian Martin Luther is fixed on the portal of the Limburg bishop's chapel on Oct. 13 in Limburg an der Lahn, western Germany.

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t the end of October each year, Protestants throughout the world turn their thoughts to the year 1517 and the man and circumstances that started the ball rolling on the movement that eventually culminated in the Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther and the 95 Theses he nailed to the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany.

"It's one of my favorite church holidays," said Bob Sharp, pastor for Trinity Lutheran Church in Cedar City. "I feel it is pivotal to how we worship God these days. The celebration that brought the church back to salvation by faith alone is something we need to encourage ...